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Simon Watson of the Downtown Arts Festival

Simon Watson lives and operates the Downtown Arts Project in a loft near Ground Zero. Effects of Sept. 11 and the economic downturn have been catastrophic for arts institutions, he says.

Simon Watson lives and operates the Downtown Arts Project in a loft near Ground Zero. Effects of Sept. 11 and the economic downturn have been catastrophic for arts institutions, he says.

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